Martin Scorsese Producing Series for Fox Nation

The subscription streaming service owned and operated by Fox News Media announced Wednesday that it has signed the Oscar-winning director to produce and host an eight-episode faith-based docudrama series.

“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” will premiere in November. Each episode will focus on an individual saint: Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian and Maximilian Kolbe .

The L-A Times reports Scorsese, whose Catholic background has played into many of his films, is the latest high-profile Hollywood figure to sign on as program provider for Fox Nation, launched in 2018 as a streaming adjunct to the Rupert Murdoch family-controlled conservative news network.

Fox Nation, which currently has 2 million paid subscribers, has evolved into a lifestyle programming service, with documentary series and scripted programming concerning subject matter that appeals to more traditional-minded viewers.

While Fox Nation offers replays of a few Fox News opinion programs, the platform has moved away from hard-core political content.

Under Jason Klarman, Fox News Media’s chief digital and marketing officer, Fox Nation content is focused more on religion, Americana and true crime (the platform launched a Menendez brothers documentary series on Monday).